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Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. Members of the  family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Key Club has approximately 260,000 members in approximately 5,000 clubs. Key Club is represented in 37 countries.

The first Key Club met at Sacramento High School in California in 1925.

The original concept was to develop a vocational guidance program aimed to combat the problems of a student fraternity. The idea evolved into the formation of a youth service organization for the home, school and community.

In 1925, California State Commissioner of Schools Albert C. Olney and vocational education teacher Frank C. Vincent worked to establish the first Key Club at Sacramento High School in California. This club was comprised of the key boys in the school, willing to serve the school in any way possible and to create better school spirit. Thus, the club was dubbed Key Club.

Key Club International’s annual dues are $7.00. In addition, to the Texas-Oklahome district charges $6.00 for annual dues. The Birdville Key Club charges an annual total of $20.00 for all (International, District and Club) dues. 

At , which happen each spring, Key Club members elect new student leaders, learn new service projects, meet other Key Club members and attend interesting workshops. Each district convention is held annually and usually lasts two days.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged and care for the sick. We develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research and more. Working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.

The Kiwanis family includes Kiwanis members, or Kiwanians, and all of Kiwanis’ Service Leadership Programs, which provide service and leadership opportunities for young people and adults with disabilities around the world. 

• Elementary school students. Kiwanis Kids () provides three programs—K-Kids, Terrific Kids and Bring Up Grades—for students ages 6–12. In each, lessons of leadership and self-development are introduced through learning to plan, set goals, work with others and celebrate successes. 
• Teens. Kiwanis offers three meaningful, interactive programs that allow students to discover their own leadership potential—Builders Club (), exclusively for middle and junior high school students ages 12–14; Key Club (), the largest high school service club in the world for ages 14–18; and Key Leader (), a weekend leadership experience for students age 14–18. 
• Young adults. Circle K International () is the premiere university and college service organization in the world, with clubs on more than 500 campuses in 17 nations. In Europe, Kiwanis Junior gives young adults a chance to volunteer for their communities. 
• Adults living with disabilities. Aktion Club () is the only community service club for these adult citizens, providing members an opportunity to develop initiative and leadership skills in serving their communities, while enabling integration into society. 
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